Sharing Economy Workers Need ‘Safety Net,’ U.S. Senator Says

Senator Mark Warner (D., Va.) is calling on his colleagues in Congress to create a social “safety net” to protect the growing number of Americans who drive for Uber and do other contract work in the so-called sharing economy.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Sen. Warner, a former tech entrepreneur and executive, said he wants the U.S. to devise new programs that would provide insurance and other employment benefits to independent contractors in the tech sector.